Adjustable screen hanger for windows



Feb. 1925 1,524,724

' J. O. WAGNER I ADJUSTABLE SCREEN HANGER FOR WINDOWS (i9 Filed April 9, 1923 2 Shpew-Sheat l J. o. WAGNER ADJUSTABLE SCREEN HANGER FOR WINDOWS 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ji g 4 I 7 Patented Feb. 3, I925.

t l-CE ADJUSTABLE SCREEN HANGER 'WINDOWS.

Application filed April 9, 192-3, Serial No. 630,851. 1

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN O. IVAGNER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in an Adjustable Screen Hanger for Windows; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and'to the nnnierals of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to an adjustable screen hanger for windows.

In the past, it has been more or less difficult to hang the screens upon the windows from the outside on account of the danger involved. It was likewise difiicnlt to unhingethem, and in cases where the window frame has sagged or is not of true form, the standard screen for such size of window would not closely fit the frame.

It is an object of this invention to overcome these difficulties by providing a screen hinged to an adjustable hanger which may be secured to either the top or a lateral side of the window frame, and that is capable ofsufficie-nt adjustment to compensate for limited irregularities in the size of the window frames; the hinges that connect the screen and hinge being deflected inwardly I and connected. by removable pintles or the like which may be inserted or removed by a person standing within the window or adjacent room.

ith these and other objects in View which will become more apparent in the following description and disclosures, this invention comprises the novel mechanism and combinations hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out and defined in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate a preferred embodiment of this invention and in which similar reference numerals refer to similar features in the different views:

Figure 1 is an outer elevational View of a screen supported according to my invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged and broken section upon the line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged outer elevational View of the hanger and the upper frame member of the screen.

Figure l is a fragmentary enlarge-d elevational view of the interior of the screen and hanger with the window frame shown in section.

Figure 5 is an enlarged sectional view upon the line 55 of Figure 3. Figure 6 is a fragmentary elevational view of a modified form of hanger.

Figure 7 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view embodying the modified hanger. Figure 8 is a view similar to Figure 7 showing afurther modified form of'sup porting the hanger.

In referring now to the drawings, there is illustrated a; window frame upon-the outer surface of which the screen is hinged so that it can swi'ng'outwardly upon its hinge. While the screen may be-hjin'ged to either the top or a lateral side of the'window frame, I preferably hinged, it to the top rail as shown in the drawings.

According to this invention, van-"adjustablehanger 1 in the form of a narrrow metal strip or the like is adjustably secured to the outer surface of the top rail 2 so that it is frictionally retained and may be manually adjusted. One way ofatta'chingthis hanger is illustrated in Figure 3 and consists in providing a plurality of slots 3 therein fo-rreceiving theattaching screws 4 which screw into the rail 2'and friotionally .bind the hanger against the rail. At sufitable points the hanger is provided withoutout portions 5 as shown 1n. Figure 6 and just above these cut-out portions, hingemembers 6 are secured. These hinge members 6 are deflected inwardly through the cut-out portions and the inner ends thereof are in the form of eyes.

' Mating hinge members 7 are s'ecu'redto the top member of the screen frame,"ancl' these hinge members are bent ond'eflected in wardly over the top of the screen; their inner ends being provided with spaced eyes between which the eyes on the hinge mem bers 5 fit so that hinge pintles 8 may be inserted through said eyes for hinging the screen to the hanged. It should be observed that these inwardly directed hinge members make it possible for a person to readily hang the screens or remove the same when standing in the room, by merely inserting or removing the hinge pintles 8.

In case the window frame has sagged so that the screen will not exactly fit the same, the hanger 1 may be adjusted by pulling it downwardly sufficiently. If only one side of the frame has sagged, only one end of the hanger 1 is pulled downwardly, whereby the same assumes an inclined or oblique position.

If the irregularities of the size of window cannot be taken care of by the adjustment of the hanger as shown in Figure 3,

' the latter may be suspended by a pair of short straps 9 as illustratedin Figure 6. In this case, the short straps are provided with a pair of slots, and screws extend through these slots for respectively attaching the straps to the window frame and hanger 1 The screws frictionally bind the straps 9 to the window frame so that the same may be vertically adjusted and frictionally bind the hinges to the straps so that the hanger may be vertically adjusted with respect to the straps whereby a double adjustment is provided.

Instead of attaching the hanger as shown in Figure 3 or as shown in Figures 6 and 7, it may be attached to the rail by the angle clips 10 shown in Figure 8, whereby one flange of the angle clips is secured to the bottom of the rail 2, and the other flange is adjustably connected to the hanger 1" by a. slot and screw connection. In this construction, the angle clips may readily be attached by a person within the room, overcoming the difficulty encountered by attaching the same upon the outer surface of the rail.

After the hanger has been once attached to the window frame by any of the illustrated methods, it is a very simple matter for a person standing within the room to hang the screen to the hanger and properly adjust the same to compensate for any irregularities in the size of the window. To

do this, it is only necessary to register the hinge members on the screen with those on the hanger and insert the hinge pintles, and then adjust the hanger if necessary. The screens can also readily be unhung or removed by a person standing within the room by withdrawing the hinge pintles.

On account of the adjustment provided by the hanger, it is possible to construct screens varying or A! in sizes which may be kept in stock so that special screens need not be constructed for distorted or sugged window frames.

l am aware that numerous details of construction may be varied through a wide range'without departing from the principles of this invention, and I therefore do not purpose limiting the patent granted, otherwise than necessitated by the prior art.

I claim as my invention:

1. The combination with a. window frame, of a member adjustably secured to the outer surface thereof and having hinge members extending inwardly, a screen having inwardly directed hinge members adapted for registering with the first hinge members, and removable pintles for connecting said hinge members.

2. The con'ibination with a window frame, a strip adj ustably secured thereto, and a screen hinged to said adjustable strip.

3. The combination of a window frame, of means for adjustably supporting ascreen hinge member thereto, a screen, and detach able hinge connection between said screen and hinge member operable from within the window irame.

In a. structure of the class described, a screen hanger comprising a strip having slots for adj ustabl-y receiving attaching ,means, and spaced cut-out portions, l'iinge members secured to one side of said strip and extending through said cutout portions to the opposite side thereof in combination. with a screen having inwardly deflected hinge mei'nbers, and means for releasably connecting said hinge members.

5. The combination with a window frame, of a screen, means for adjustably hinging said screen to said frame, and means operable from within the window frame for un hinging said screen.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN O. WAGNER.

VVitne-sses CARL J. ,BLoMoUIN, OsoAa HARTMANN. 

